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Letter to Editor: Days from World Cup, downtown still an 'embarrassment'

Downtown resident: "We need urgency, investment, leadership, and a refusal to accept mediocrity"

May 26, 2026 by Josh Green

In quest to end homelessness, city delivers 500th rapid-housing unit

The Beacon at Cooper Street project takes shape on 2 vacant acres in Mechanicsville

April 17, 2026 by Josh Green

Officials: ‘Ambitious’ goal of housing 400 unsheltered people reached

Downtown Rising, initial phase of $235M plan, can be scaled up across city, leaders say

March 18, 2026 by Josh Green

Shelter opponents call for ‘economic justice’ with massive Beltline site

Neighbors group starts petition, organizes meeting in pushback to Atlanta Mission plans

March 13, 2026 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: Westside deserves 'transformative, transit-oriented investment'

Author: Beltline proposal with 1,600 homes, massive commercial pieces would have helped correct "decades of systemic underinvestment"

February 23, 2026 by Josh Green

Exclusive: Beltline district to be scrapped for homeless facilities, housing

Atlanta Mission aims to buy sprawling Bankhead property owned by Star Metals developer Allen Morris

February 11, 2026 by Josh Green

Businesspeople push back against ‘Rapid Housing’ homeless project

Shipping-container village on Forsyth Street would set area back, opponents say

August 21, 2023 by Josh Green

Downtown parking lot being converted to 'Rapid Housing' for homeless

Plans call for erecting village of shipping containers where MARTA-adjacent development failed to take off

August 2, 2023 by Josh Green

Report: Atlanta has lowest homeless rate among American metros

Study of 50 most populated U.S. markets suggests link between homelessness and lack of affordable housing

July 12, 2023 by Josh Green

City council approves $3.5M to help address Atlanta homelessness

Money matched by philanthropic funds expected to provide hundreds of beds

October 19, 2021 by Josh Green